John Alexander Sinton VC OBE (1884 - 1956)

Born 2 Dec 1884 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Seymour (Martin) Sinton — married 19 Sep 1923 in Bengal, India

Died 25 Mar 1956 at age 71 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

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Biography

John Sinton VC OBE was awarded the Victoria Cross.

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Brigadier John Alexander Sinton, VC, OBE, FRS, DL[1] (2 December 1884 – 25 March 1956) was a British medical doctor, malariologist, soldier, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

John Sinton was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on December 2, 1884, to Walter Lyon Sinton and Isabella Mary Pringle, who had emigrated to Canada from Ireland. His family returned to Ulster in 1890 when Sinton was still a young boy. Sinton went on to study medicine at Queen's University, Belfast, where he graduated with honours in 1908 before earning additional degrees at the University of Cambridge and the University of Liverpool. He joined the Indian Medical Service in 1911 and would be a captain in the Indian Army during the First World War.

John married Eadith Seymour Stewart Martin in 1923 in India

John passed away 25 March 1956 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and was buried in Claggan Presbyterian Cemetery, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

“For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. Although shot through both arms and through the side, he refused to go to hospital, and remained as long as daylight lasted, attending to his duties under very heavy fire. In three previous actions Captain Sinton displayed the utmost bravery.” — Victoria Cross citation, The London Gazette, June 21, 1916

Awards

Victoria Cross
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in dispatches (6)
Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia)
Fellow of the Royal Society[1]
Manson Medal

Sources

• Veterans Affairs Canada
• Canadian born Victoria Cross recipient John Alexander Sinton
• Wikipedia